Tommy Hoehn

Thomas Forbes Hoehn Jr. (November 2, 1954 – June 24, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, and guitarist. Along with Jon Tiven, he led the Memphis power pop group Prix before embarking on a solo career. He also provided backing vocals on Big Star's third album, Third/Sister Lovers, and collaborated with Big Star members Alex Chilton and Chris Bell as well as Memphis power pop group The Scruffs.

Hoehn and Tiven formed Prix in 1975, not long after Hoehn had given Tiven a tape of his material. Despite the favorable reviews, and despite promotional support, such as a full page ad in Rolling Stone, the album did not sell well.

In 1981, Hoehn released the album I Do Love The Light, which he followed up in 1983 with the EP I'm So Afraid of Girls. Following more than a decade-long hiatus, Hoehn returned to the music business in the 1990s, releasing the albums Of Moons and Fools in 1996 and The Turning Dance in 1997. He then teamed up with fellow Memphis power pop artist Van Duren, releasing three albums in the period from 1999 to 2002: Hailstone Holiday, Cows on the Fence, and Blue Orange.

In late 2009, Hoehn began work on a solo album tentatively titled Pi. However, in December 2009, Hoehn was diagnosed with cancer, and became too ill to sing lead vocals on the album. He died on June 24, 2010, at the age of 55.

Discography

Prix ft. Tommy Hoehn Girl / Everytime I Close My Eyes / Zero (Ork Records, 1977) Love You Tonight (Miracle Records, 1978) Historix (Air Mail Records, 2002; re-released, HoZac Records, 2016) Ork Records: New York, New York (Numero Records, 2015)

Tommy Hoehn solo LPs Spacebreak – (Power Play Records, 1977) HLPP-5051 Losing You to Sleep – (London Records, 1978) SH-U 8536 I Do Love the Light – (Power Play Records, 1981) HLPP-5052 Of Moons and Fools - (Frankenstein Records, 1996) FR0069 The Turning Dance – (Frankenstein Records, 1997) FR0071 Losing You to Sleep (expanded edition) (Air Mail Records CD, 2006) Losing You to Sleep (expanded edition) (Milk & Soda Records digital download, 2010)

Tommy Hoehn solo singles and EPs Blow Yourself Up – (Power Play Records 7" single, 1977) PP1954 I'm So Afraid of Girls – (Race Records EP, 1983) RR383

Tommy Hoehn with Van Duren Hailstone Holiday – (Frankenstein Records, 1999) FR-1124 Blue Orange – (Frankenstein Records, 2002) FR-1210

Appeared on Big Star, Third/Sister Lovers (PVC, 1978) – backing vocals Alex Chilton, Singer Not the Song (EP) – (Ork Records, 1977) - backing vocals, keyboards Alex Chilton, Bach's Bottom – (Line, 1980) - backing vocals, keyboards The Scruffs – Angst: The Early Recordings 1974 - 1976 – (Northern Heights, 1998) – backing vocals